Apparatus for delivering molten glass.



No. 852,196. PATENTBD APR. so, 1907.

R. S.PEASE.-. APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MOLTEN GLASS.

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B. S. PEASE.

APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MOLTBN GIJASS.

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ROGER S. PEASE, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ALFRED M. LEE, TRUSTEE, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MOLTEN GLASS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed June 20,1906. Serial No. 322,502.

. ufacture of glass cylinders for window glass.

It has for its object to rovide a delivering vessel so arranged in com ination with a tank or other source of supply from which the molten glass may be delivered from time to time into the vessel, and by which a fresh quantity of lined and strained glass may be presented for each drawing operat1on.

v The invention involves the combination with the tank etc. of a partly rotatable vessel having a receiving orifice and oppositely directed chambers or compartments into which the glass will flow alternately upon partly rotating the pot, said chambers bein also arranged to co-operate with a draft ue alternately, as will be more fully hereinafter described.- 4

Referring to the drawings; Figure 1. IS a central longitudinal vertical section through I, a portion of a glass melting tank, the rotatable delivering vessel, and a portion of the outnt flue. Fig.2. is a horizontalsectional view on the line H. II. of Fig. 1. Fig. 3. is a transyersv vertical section on the line III. III. of Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a plan view of the vessel, the flue having been removed.

In the drawings, represents a tank of any suitable construction in which the molten glass is melted and 'contained, provided with a delivery spout 3, preferably made separate so as to bere newed from time to time.

' 4 is the delivering vessel, generally cylindrical in form and provided with an opening 5 at one end surrounding the s out 3 Whereby glass maybe delivered to t e interior of r the vessel at varying positions thereof. Ex-

so of the vesseluflnl tending transversely of the axial center a, a,

thereof,. enerally arranged directions at right angles to eachothergare the chambers 6, 6, which, like spout 3, are preferably made forming continaations separable from the vessel body in order to allow of renewal or re-linin as worn.

, As shown in Fig. 3 cache amber 6 is provided with a glass-containing cavity 7 andan inner bridge-wall 8 lOjBOtlIi downwardly considerably below the norma level I) of the glass, so that as the glass flows outwardly into chamber 7 when the vessel is tipped to b one side or the other, it will be strained from any bubbles or other lighter impurities, thus presenting a solid mass of pure clean lass.

Each chamber section 6 is provide at its upper portion (when in drawing position) with a drawing opening 9, drical in form, through whic the glass cylinder may be drawn in the usual manner employed in such method of manufacture, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, or the open ing may be long and narrow for drawing sheets.

10 is aflue suspended abovathe pot 4 and arranged centrally thereof, with whichthe the right of Fig. 8. The relative positions of the chambers are reversed for each drawing operation, which occurs alternately at one side or the other of the vessel,-and in order. to provide for communication of the furnace gases with flue .10 for both positions, a damper 11 is mounted in the lower portion of the flue, capable of being thrown over as shown in dottedlin'es for the alternate operation.

The vessel 4 may be" made (i fire brick,

rounded by sheet metal as will be readily understood, being properly reinforced in -any convenient manner as by strengthening bands 12. The vessel is mounted upon any suitable rolling supports as a plurality of wheels or rollers 13 adapted to bear upon the metalbands 12. thus securely supporting the entire apparatus and positively centrahzin it with relation to the charging spout 3 and flue 10. I

Any suitable means may be employed for tilting the vessel, as a worm segment 14 and worm li'operated 1) hand or machine readily understood from the foregoing descriptlon. Glass may be-charged into the; interior of the, vessel from time to time by preferably cylinopening 9 of each chamber 6 will make communicatingcontact alternately as shown at 7 clay, or any refractory material andsur- 'The' operation o' the invention wil be spout 3 which is always in register, whether the vessel is stationary or being tilted, and upontilting it-over a quarter turn to one side or the other the glass will flow outwardly into one or the other chamber 7, the unused chamber making communicating connection with the flue. By this means the'circulation of the gases will maintain the contained glass at the desired temperature; the glass in chamber 7 will always be in condition for drawing, and the device thus avoids the objectionsof the usual pot into which the charge of glass is ladled from time to time.

. It will be understood that the apparatus may be made in any capacity, size or design, it may be provided with two or more drawing openings at each side-if desired, and may be otherwise changed-or varied by the skilled mechanic, but all such changes are tobe considered as within the scope of the following claims.

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.vide-dwith a receiving opening and 'a laterally extending drawing chamber, and having a bridge wall extending downwardly below the normal level of the contained glass, substantially as set forth. I

5. A rotatable glass holding vessel provided with a receiving opening and oppositely extending drawingchambers provided with downwardly extending bridge walls and adapted to receive a quantity of glass from theinterior cavity, substantiallyas set forth. 6. A rotatable glass holding vessel pro- .vided with a receiving opening and oppos1tely extending drawing chambers provided with upwardly open ng drawing apertures,-

and oppositely extending bridge walls pro 1 jecting'downwardly'below the normal level of the contained glass, substantially as set forth.

' --7. The combination with a stationary able receiving'and delivering vessel provided. .with a laterally extending drawing compartment, substantially as set forth.

glass-containing vessel, of a relatively mov-.

- 8.-.'The combination with a stationary glass -containing vessel, ;of a relatively movablereceiving and delivering vessel provided with oppositely arrangedlaterally extending drawing: compartments communicating with drawing compartments adapted to be alter-v 9 nately positioned for drawing and in communicatlon with said flue, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination with a stationary glass containing vessel having a pro ect1ng spout, of a tipping vessel provided with an aperture surrounding the spout and having a laterally extending drawing compartment, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination with a stationary glass-containing vessel having a projecting spout, of a tipping vessel provided with an aperture surrounding the spout and having oppositely, extending drawing compartments adapted to be located in drawing, position and in registering position with an outlet flue alternately, substantially as set forth.

12. The combination-with. a stationary glass-containing vessel having a delivery spout, of a vessel located below saidspout having a laterallyprojecting delivering compartment, means for providing a rolling support for the vessel, and-means for rotating the vessel upon said supports, substantially as set forth. 13. The combination with a tilting receiving vessel, of a separably attached withdrawing chamber, substantially as set forth.

14. Thecombination with a tilt-ing receiving vessel, of oppositely disposed separably attached withdrawing chambers, tially as set forth. I v

15. The combination w'itlra movable receiving vessel having a charging opening, of a stationary glass-containing receptacle having a separable delivering spout attached thereto and projecting through the charging opening into the interior of the receiving ves-- sel, substantially as set forth.

'16. The combination with a stationary glass-containing receptacle lmving a separable delivery spout, of a relativetv movable vessel having an aperture surrounding the spout and provided with a plurality of sepasubstan- 'IIO rable withdrawing compartments, substantialby as set forth.

. The combination with a stationary I glasscontaining receptacle having a separable delivery spout, and a downwardly depending fine; of a movable vessel having op- .positely extending withdrawing compart-- ments adapted to be positioned fordr'awin-g and-in communicating relation to said flue.

alternately, substantially as set forth.

18. The combination with adownwardly I its main interiorcav1tyandarranged to be depending flue having a damper gate,'of a.

relatively movable glass containing vessel I In testimony whereof I ailix my signature having oppositely extending withdrawing I in presence of two witnesses.

compartments adapted to make alternate w communicating. contact with said flue during ROGER PEAbIl" the time that the other compartment-is in Witnesses;

withdrawing position, substantially as set CHAS. S. LEPLEY,

forth. i I O. M. CLARKE. 

